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$1.3B
💹 MARKET MOVE
Eclipse Ventures Raises $1.3B to Advance Physical AI Startups
Eclipse Ventures has successfully raised $1.3 billion in its largest-ever fundraising round, specifically allocated to advance "Physical AI" startups. This significant capital infusion is structured across multiple funds, including a $591 million early-stage fund, underscoring a strategic focus on companies integrating artificial intelligence with the physical world.
→ This substantial venture capital commitment to Physical AI signals an acceleration in funding for robotics and automation companies, potentially driving faster innovation and market deployment of AI-powered physical systems.
Eclipse Ventures raised $1.3 billion, marking its largest fundraising round to date.The capital is specifically earmarked for advancing 'Physical AI' startups.The funds include a $591 million early-stage fund.
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💰 FUNDING
💹 MARKET MOVE
Narwhal Labs Raises £20M to Expand Autonomous AI Platform
Bristol-based Narwhal Labs has successfully secured £20 million in a funding round from over 70 UK investors. This substantial investment is designated to accelerate the expansion and deployment of its autonomous AI platform, aiming to scale its advanced capabilities within the market.
→ This significant funding round underscores strong investor confidence in autonomous AI platforms, indicating a potential acceleration in the development and market readiness of AI technologies critical for advanced robotics and automation.
Narwhal Labs raised £20 million in a funding round.The investment is earmarked for expanding its autonomous AI platform.Over 70 UK investors participated in the funding round.
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⚡ LAUNCH
💹 MARKET MOVE
Niantic Spatial launches Scaniverse, a platform that lets companies and individuals create robot-ready 3D maps using phone, 360-degree camera, and drone data (Janko Roettgers/Fast Company)
Niantic Spatial, the company behind 'Pokémon Go', has launched Scaniverse, a new platform enabling companies and individuals to create robot-ready 3D maps. This platform facilitates the generation of AI- and robot-ready 3D models of environments by utilizing data captured from phones, 360-degree cameras, and drones.
→ This development significantly lowers the barrier to entry for creating precise 3D environmental data, which is crucial for the navigation and operation of autonomous robots, potentially accelerating their adoption and capabilities across various industries.
Niantic Spatial launched the Scaniverse platform.Scaniverse enables the creation of 'robot-ready 3D maps'.The platform utilizes data from phones, 360-degree cameras, and drones.
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🤖 HUMANOID
📈 TREND CONFIRMED
中 애지봇, 실제 환경 로봇 데이터셋 '애지봇 월드 2026' 오픈소스로 공개
중국 휴머노이드 로봇 기업 애지봇(AGIBOT, 智元机器人)이 체화 지능(Embodied AI) 개발을 지원하기위해 대규모 혼합형 데이터셋(heterogeneous datase)인 '애지봇 월드(AGIBOT WORLD) 2026'을 7일 오픈소스로 공개했다.애지봇은 "로봇연구 활동이 통제된 실험실 환경을 넘어 실제 환경으로 이동하면서 대규모 고품질 데이터에 대한 수요가 갈수록 높아지고 있다"며 이번에 공개된 데이터셋이 체화 지능의 5가지 핵심 연구 방향을 체계적으로 지원하도록 설계됐다고 밝혔다.이 데이터셋은 상업 공간·가정·일상 시
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💰 FUNDING
$150M
📈 TREND CONFIRMED
地瓜机器人爆发：18亿，中东豪门投了
又见中东豪门身影。 投资界获悉，地瓜机器人已完成1.5亿美元（约合人民币10亿元）B2轮融资，投资方阵容令人惊叹—— 由某零售科技与供应链巨头、Prosperity7风投基金、远景科技集团等战略投资机构，慕华科创、云锋基金、华控基金(T-Capital)、LOOK CAPITAL、凯联资本等一线财务投资机构联合加持，老股东高瓴创投、和暄资本、线性资本、黄浦江资本、滴滴、五源资本、初心资本、梅花创投、淡马锡旗下Vertex Growth持续跟投。 这距离B1轮融资过去不到一个月。至此，地瓜机器人B轮累计融资额达2.7亿美元（约合人民币18亿元）。 由此望去，投资人都在争抢具身智能最后上车的门票。 “地平线结的瓜”，王丛带队，两年迅猛崛起 地瓜机器人CEO王丛，最近忙得停不下来。 他是地瓜机器人的灵魂人物之一。早年本科毕业于北京工业大学，后来去到美国莱特州立大学攻读博士，毕业后曾任职于阿里巴巴，后又创办文因互联公司，任联合创始人。直到2018年，王丛正式加入地平线，并在2020年接手AIoT团队，这一年也被视为地瓜机器人创立元年。 秉承着地平线创始人余凯在内部一直强调的原则：“在没有人竞争的地方竞争”，王丛和团队将目光瞄向机器人赛道，2022年部门也更名为“机器人事业部”，由王丛出任事业部总经理，并在2024年正式独立为地瓜机器人。 之所以起名为“地瓜机器人”，通俗来讲就是“地平线结的